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CXII. ARISTOLOCHIACE^. 
[ Thottea . 
Perianth urceolate, *25 in. across, slightly expanded . (3) T. tricornis 
Perianth small, -25 in. across, campanulate . . (4) T * parviflora 
(1) T. grandiflora Rottb. Nye. Dansk. Vidensk. Selsk. Skrift. 
ii. 530, t. 2; Griff. Notulce, iv. 346; Ic. PL As. t. 530. 
An erect shrub about 2 ft. tall, villous. Leaves coriaceous 
ovate-oblong blunt, acute or shortly cuspidate, base cordate, 
glabrous above, pale hairy pubescent beneath, 14 in. long, 6 in. 
wide; petioles thick, -25 in. long. Racemes dense, villous, stout, 
2 in. long below or in axils of lower leaves. Bracts leafy, per¬ 
sistent, villous. Perianth tumbler-shaped, pendent, 4 in. long, 
2 in. across, outside pale hairy, inside deep purple, glabrous. 
Stamens in 2 series of 15 each. Column of style thick, of 8 to 15 
rays. Capsule 6 in. long, pubescent. Hab. Common in woods 
in the south, Singapore, Reservoir; Kranji; Bukit Timah, Johor, 
Bukit Murdom (Kelsall); Batu Pahat; Gunong Pantai. Malacca, 
Batu Tiga; Ayer Panas; Bukit Bruang (Curtis). Negri Sembilan, 
Tampin. Perak, Ulu Kerling (Kunstler). Native names : Seburut; 
Kurubut. Use : As a tonic in fever. 
(2) T. dependens Klotzsch. Monatsb. Berl. Akad. 589. Lobbia 
dependens Planch. Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. vi. 144, t. 3. 
Shrub about 3 ft. tall, fistular, glabrous. Leaves lanceolate, 
long-acuminate or oblanceolate, base cuneate, glabrous above, 
puberulous beneath; nerves about 6 pairs with reticulations 
strongly elevate beneath; 9 to 12 in. long, 3 to 6 in. wide; petioles 
•4 in. long. Racemes simple or branched, drooping from near base, 
glabrous. Bracts small. Perianth urceolate-globose at base 
with broad funnel-shaped limb 75 in. long and as wide, dark 
purple outside, pink inside glabrous. Stamens in 2 rows, outer 
16, inner 10. Column of styles thick, rays 6. Capsule slender, 
glabrous, about 5 in. long. Hab. In forests, not common, Singa¬ 
pore (Wallich); Sungei Morai. Malacca, Mt. Ophir on Bukit 
Besar. Bindings, Bruas; Lumut. Perak, Tapah (Wray). Penang, 
Waterfall; and Pulau Be tong (Curtis). 
The leaves are very variable in form in this curious plant. 
(3) T. tricornis Maing. in Hook. fil. F.B.I. v. 74; Gamble , 
l.c. 29. 
Shrub 5 or 6 ft. tall, pubescent. Leaves coriaceous, oblong 
acuminate, blunt or acute, glabrous above, pubescent beneath; 
nerves 5 pairs, reticulations numerous, prominent; 8 in. long, 4 in. 
wide; petioles thick, *25 in. long. Compound cymes axillary, 
1 in. long, 1-5 in. wide, densely hairy; bracts small, lanceolate. 
Perianth urceolate only slightly open at mouth, lobes short, densely 
hairy, grey and red, *25 in. long. Stamens in 2 rows, outer 12 to 14, 
inner 6 to 8. Style-column with 4 to 6 arms. Capsule pubescent, 
5 in. long, 4-angled, *17 in. through. Hab. Rare, forests, Malacca 
(Maingay). Perak, Goping (Scortechini, Kunstler). 
